Check (n.) A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger |
Check (n.) A condition of interrupted or impeded progress |
Check (n.) Whatever arrests progress, or limits action |
Check (n.) A mark, certificate, or token, by which, errors may be prevented, or a thing or person may be identified |
Check (n.) A written order directing a bank or banker to pay money as therein stated. See Bank check, below. |
Check (n.) A woven or painted design in squares resembling the patten of a checkerboard |
Check (n.) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to follow other birds. |
Check (n.) Small chick or crack. |
Check (v. t.) To make a move which puts an adversary's piece, esp. his king, in check |
Check (v. t.) To put a sudden restraint upon |
Check (v. t.) To verify, to guard, to make secure, by means of a mark, token, or other check |
Check (v. t.) To chide, rebuke, or reprove. |
Check (v. t.) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended. |
Check (v. t.) To make checks or chinks in |
Check (v. i.) To make a stop |
Check (v. i.) To clash or interfere. |
Check (v. i.) To act as a curb or restraint. |
Check (v. i.) To crack or gape open, as wood in drying |
Check (v. i.) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and fly after other birds. |
Check (a.) Checkered |
Deep-read (a.) Profoundly book- learned. |
Half-read (a.) Informed by insufficient reading |
Read (n.) Rennet. See 3d Reed. |
Read (imp. & p. p.) of Read |
Read (v. t.) To advise |
Read (v. t.) To interpret |
Read (v. t.) To tell |
Read (v. t.) To go over, as characters or words, and utter aloud, or recite to one's self inaudibly |
Read (v. t.) Hence, to know fully |
Read (v. t.) To discover or understand by characters, marks, features, etc. |
Read (v. t.) To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks |
Read (v. i.) To give advice or counsel. |
Read (v. i.) To tell |
Read (v. i.) To perform the act of reading |
Read (v. i.) To study by reading |
Read (v. i.) To learn by reading. |
Read (v. i.) To appear in writing or print |
Read (v. i.) To produce a certain effect when read |
Read (v. t.) Saying |
Read (v.) Reading. |
Read () imp. & p. p. of Read, v. t. & i. |
Read (a.) Instructed or knowing by reading |
Star-read (n.) Doctrine or knowledge of the stars |
Well-read (a.) Of extensive reading |
Write (v. t.) To set down, as legible characters |
Write (v. t.) To set down for reading |
Write (v. t.) Hence, to compose or produce, as an author. |
Write (v. t.) To impress durably |
Write (v. t.) To make known by writing |
Write (v. i.) To form characters, letters, or figures, as representative of sounds or ideas |
check-in | the act of reporting your presence (as at an airport or a hotel) |
check checkout check-out procedure | the act of inspecting or verifying, they made a check of their equipment, the pilot ran through the check-out procedure |
spot check | a check on work performance or product quality made at random times without warning, spot checks ensure a high level of performance by employees |
checkup medical checkup medical examination medical exam medical health check | a thorough physical examination, includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person |
check | (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king |
discovered check | a check on the opponent's king that is delivered by moving a piece out of the line of attack by a queen or rook or bishop |
write-in | a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate who is not listed on the ballot |
write-off | the act of cancelling from an account a bad debt or a worthless asset |
check | obstructing an opponent in ice hockey |
poke check | knocking the puck away by jabbing at it with the hockey stick |
attendance check | a call of students' names in a classroom |
bridle check curb | the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess, his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper |
CD-R compact disc recordable CD-WO compact disc write-once | a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory |
CD-ROM compact disc read-only memory | a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system), a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user |
check | a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard), she wore a skirt with checks |
erasable programmable read-only memory EPROM | (computer science) a read-only memory chip that can be erased by ultraviolet light and programmed again with new data |
houndstooth check hound's-tooth check dogstooth check dogs-tooth check dog's-tooth check | textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks |
random-access memory random access memory random memory RAM read write memory | the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on, an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible |
read-only memory ROM read-only storage fixed storage | (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed |
read-only memory chip | a memory chip providing read-only memory |
readout read-out | an electronic device the displays information is a visual form |
read write head head | (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk |
check chip | a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something |
hindrance hinderance deterrent impediment balk baulk check handicap | something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress |
assay check | an appraisal of the state of affairs, they made an assay of the contents, a check on its dependability under stress |
countercheck double check | something that checks the correctness of a previous check |
confirmation verification check substantiation | additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct, fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory |
bed check | a check that everyone is in bed by the time they should be |
parity check redundancy check odd-even check | a system of checking for errors in computer functioning |
cyclic redundancy check | an error correction code that is recorded in each sector of a magnetic disk and used to catch errors in the data |
check register | a register of checks issued (usually in numeric order) |
stub check stub counterfoil | the part of a check that is retained as a record |
read-only file | (computer science) a file that you can read but cannot change |
check chit tab | the bill in a restaurant, he asked the waiter for the check |
rain check | a ticket stub entitling the holder to admission to a future event if the scheduled event was cancelled due to rain |
read | something that is read, the article was a very good read |
report news report story account write up | a short account of the news, the report of his speech, the story was on the o'clock news, the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious |
check mark check tick | a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc., as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name |
readout read-out | the information displayed or recorded on an electronic device |
check character | a character that is added to the end of a block of transmitted data and used to check the accuracy of the transmission |
rain check | a promise that an unaccepted offer will be renewed in the future |
readout read-out | the output of a computer in readable form |
reality check | an occasion on which one is reminded of the nature of things in the real world, this program is intended as a reality check for CEOs, after all those elaborate productions, I felt in need of a reality check |
check girl hatcheck girl | a female checker |
write-in candidate write-in | a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters |
write-off write-down | (accounting) reduction in the book value of an asset |
tax write-off tax deduction deduction | a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated, reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket |
traveler's check traveller's check banker's check | a letter of credit issued by a bank or express company that is payable on presentation to any correspondent of the issuer |
overdraft credit check overdraft credit | credit provided by a bank in honoring a customer's overdrafts |
check bank check cheque | a written order directing a bank to pay money, he paid all his bills by check |